Earthenware model of oxen and cart

Details

• Title

  Earthenware model of oxen and cart

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  1st half of the 8th century AD
  Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 907)

• Material and technique

  earthenware, with traces of red pigment

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › pottery › earthenware

• Object type

  transport/carrier › vehicle › land vehicle › cart;

  religious/ritual equipment › funerary equipment;

  sculpture › figure › figurine;

  miscellaneous equipment › model

• Dimensions

  ox and cart 19.7 x 47.5 x 12.9 cm max. (height x width x depth)
  cart 19.7 x 18.5 x 12.9 cm max. (height x width x depth)
  oxen 19 x 24.5 x 10 cm (height x width x depth)
  wheel 7 cm (height)
  wheel 15 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  8

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 10 | China to AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1956.1030

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